Siemens Interlock Switch

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The generator in question has a screw sticking out the back that's labelled "Neutral Floating". Does that answer any of the questions?
 
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K8MHZ said:
To me it's clear.

For example, we are now going to be required to bring neutrals into switch boxes because some devices have been using the EGC as a means to carry just a tiny bit of current to operate them.

They are clear about a single point of connection between the neutral and the ground, are they not?



Where is it not clear to you?
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Where it is allowed [or should I say not prohibited] on the line side of service disconnecting means. In this case, we are talking about an alternate source of power that is most often outside like a service before its disconnecting means.

The example you have used only implies confirmation of your pretty clear claim. Show me a concise, direct, explicit statement... where it says something like "there shall not be any neutral current on any conductor other than a neutral conductor".
 
hillbilly1 said:
This particular model used a powered groundfault protection system that utilized an external CT and a shunt trip breaker, removed power to the control module. Since the old wiring was only a two wire drop, it contained only a unisulated neutral, and a insulated hot. Removing the N-G jumper would not solve the problem because a fault to ground on the load side at the generator would cause a potential between the frame and the earth, for ground fault protection to work properly, the bond must be on the line side of the ground fault device.
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...and removing the N-G jumper would have rendered the GFD ineffective as well.
 
It's a Husky HU5000.
The manual also states in very large letters, right on the front page below the Generators picture" "NEUTRAL FLOATING". I guess it's considered very important, as its the biggest letters on the manuals cover page, after the Brand and model number.
 
schildi said:
It's a Husky HU5000.
The manual also states in very large letters, right on the front page below the Generators picture" "NEUTRAL FLOATING". I guess it's considered very important, as its the biggest letters on the manuals cover page, after the Brand and model number.
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I was hoping to find a pdf version of the manual, but I had no luck.

Can you tell us what, if any, instruction the manual provides regarding that screw?
 
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